AOL High Speed Broadband Service Launches in San Diego With Time Warner Cable.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2002

Combines Faster Connections and Instant-On Capability of High-Speed

Internet with AOL's Convenience and Ease-of-Use

America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, today announced the launch of AOL(R) High Speed Broadband service with Time Warner Cable in San Diego, CA.

The AOL High Speed Broadband service combines the advantages of a high-speed Internet connection -- including instant-on capability, faster connections, and the ability to make the most of enhanced audio and video content -- with the convenience and ease-of-use that have made AOL the world's most popular online service. With the AOL High Speed Broadband service, members can:

-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel;

-- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI,
HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports;

-- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL
service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more;

-- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news
from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others;

-- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch;

-- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network,
Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and

-- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.

Taking Internet Experience to Next Level

Lisa Hook, President, AOL Broadband, said: "The Internet is entering a new era as a significant number of consumers are adopting high-speed Internet connections. Many consumers in San Diego can take advantage of even greater online convenience than they've known before, paving the way for them to make the medium even more central to their lives with services like online music, interactive gaming, home networking and more. We are confident that together AOL and Time Warner Cable can help lead the way in the broadband era by combining AOL's understanding of what mass-market consumers want that has helped us grow to more than 34 million members around the world, with Time Warner Cable's unique cable distribution system."

Jeff Schwall, Division President of Time Warner Cable in San Diego, said: "By offering the AOL High Speed Broadband service with Time Warner Cable, we are taking a major step to offer more choice, convenience and value for consumers, especially existing AOL members, in our service area. The ability to offer AOL to our customers in San Diego is just the latest demonstration of Time Warner Cable's technological leadership."

Enhanced Consumer Convenience

The AOL High Speed Broadband service provides a new level of convenience and ease-of-use that empowers consumers to make the online medium an even more central part of their daily lives.

Regina Lewis, AOL's Online Advisor and author of best-selling book, Wired in a Week said: "Consumers are learning that broadband is about more than speed. It's about an even easier and more convenient experience with great benefits like faster downloads, instant-on, no need for a second phone line, and great new content and services. The good news is that AOL members can have all these benefits while keeping their e-mail address, Buddy List, Address Book, world-class customer service and built-in Parental Controls to keep their kids safe by simply taking advantage of the AOL High Speed Broadband service in their area."

Included in the monthly fee are the free use of a cable modem and basic high-speed installation, along with access to the entire easy-to-use AOL service, as well as:

-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel;

-- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI,
HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports;

-- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL
service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more;

-- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news
from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others;

-- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch;

-- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network,
Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and

-- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.

In addition, the AOL High Speed Broadband service offers consumers a wide range of high-speed content, which is seamlessly integrated as part of the AOL Welcome Screen and across more than 20 channels and sites. Among the offerings available are:

-- News reports and live coverage from CBS News, CNN, and the Weather Channel;

-- Sports highlights and more from the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, as well as CNNSI,
HBO Sports, CBS Sportsline, and Turner Sports;

-- Music videos, musician interviews, CD listening parties, the Radio@AOL
service now available on AOL 7.0, and much more;

-- Movie previews, animated content, short video clips, and entertainment news
from HBO, Moviefone, Warner Brothers Online, Cartoon Network and others;

-- Business and technology news from CBS Marketwatch;

-- Interactive features and animated cartoons for Kids from Cartoon Network,
Kiddonet and Warner Brothers Online; and

-- Travel destination guides and previews from Travelocity.

Multiple pricing plans for the AOL High Speed Broadband service are available to best meet consumers' needs in terms of connectivity and online usage. For a limited time, the AOL High Speed Broadband service is available in San Diego for $54.95 per month and includes one free month of service, unlimited high-speed connectivity, in addition to unlimited access to AOL's U.S. network of dial-up connections. Subscribers can also choose to pay $44.95 per month for unlimited use of their high-speed connection and $2.95 per hour for U.S. dial-up connection use. Telephone and other charges may also apply. There are no activation or cancellation fees.

For more information about the AOL High Speed Broadband service in San Diego, AOL members can visit Keyword: Cable. Other consumers can call 800/574-1779. The AOL High Speed Broadband service builds upon AOL's high-speed Internet offerings in San Diego, that also include DSL service.

About America Online

America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE:AOL). Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.